THE OTTAWA trader: -s!.cji-''u -nYTni ins :v--v;U linilll It A C Y IS Tilt: LAW OK N A T L It K I'ERV.WiISU tiii: LAW OK THK. I. A. Nil. BY WM. OSMAN & CO. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1S1G. YOI,. YI.-XO. 17. iHiiiiiii I. i t; ixi, 1 1 iti:. Thcro may be readers who will suppose tlio annexed recital to le an exaggeration ; lut at least ."DO per sons who were in the capital of tlie stale of Mississippi on the tliird day of March, 181C, can testify that tin's account falls far short of the reality. The clerks of the house, as in duty hound entered the report of the mem ber from (ireeni! on the journals; but on, the next morning it was ex punged by the house at the request of the member himself. The best subject which came be fore the legislature during the ses sion of lSlli, was t!ie all-absorbing one in regard to the charter of 'Mc Innis' Terry. ' The owner of the ferry was a member himself being the representative of his county of Greene where the ferrv is located; and thro...

5 TRADER KLMOtllACY IS THE LAW OF N A T I R K I'KKVAUISU THE LAW Of THE I. A 5 D. BY WM. OSMAN & CO. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MAY L2, 1S1G. VOL. VI.-NO. 18. T 3 OTTAWA ERE From llm l.oui.villi- I)i'ino;rl. TIIH III Tl I.K UFKRIV OKI. El. 11 Y A HUNTER OV KKNTUCKY. Just ut dawn of day it was a fog gy, hazy morning we heard the fir ing of our picket guard. Tor an in stant or two there wai a confused noise all along the front of our line, tit if a high wind was rushing over a field of ripe corn. Then theru were few dropping shots, and directly volleys of musketry, as our guard retreated. Our troops instantly run up to the breastwork, and we heard the British troops coining on, like a confused mass and yelling like dev ils. Our regiment, the 15th, was about the centre of the line. The 1 1th regiment was on our left, between us and the swamp, and the regulars were on our right, towards the riv er. The Tennesseeans were scat tered about amongst us, I don't ex actly know how. At any r...